Singapore-Hong Kong air travel bubble launch deferred for 2 weeks after COVID-19 cases spike in Hong Kong

SINGAPORE: The launch of an air travel bubble between Singapore and Hong Kong has been deferred for two weeks after a spike in COVID-19 cases in Hong Kong, Singapore’s Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung said on Saturday afternoon (Nov 21). The air travel bubble was supposed to start on Sunday. In a Facebook post on Saturday, Mr Ong said he has held discussions with Hong Kong’s Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Edward Yau about the travel bubble. “Given the evolving situation in Hong Kong, (Mr) Yau and I discussed further this afternoon and decided that it would be better…